Gally
Character Analysis

Described by Thomas as a bully, Gally is hotheaded and arrogant, constantly threatening the other boys with violence. Despite his flaws, Gally cares deeply about the safety of the Gladers, sacrificing his own life to prevent the Grievers from killing any of the other boys. At the end of the novel, he throws a knife at Thomas because he was under the influence of mind-control.

Gally Quotes in The Maze Runner

The The Maze Runner quotes below are all either spoken by Gally or refer to Gally. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Delacorte Press edition of The Maze Runner published in 2009.

Chapter 39
Quotes

“No one ever understood what I saw, what the Changing did to me! Don’t go back to the real world, Thomas! You don’t...want...to remember!”

Gally Character Timeline in The Maze Runner

The timeline below shows where the character Gally appears in The Maze Runner. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Chapter 3

The older boy, who introduces himself as Gally, says that he’s the “real” leader in the Glade and that Thomas should call him...
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Chapter 4

...Chuck finds Thomas and hands him a sandwich. After having bad interactions with Alby and Gally, Thomas feels happy that he can rely on Chuck as a friend. When Thomas asks...
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Chapter 5

...inside. The boy inside starts to curse and Thomas realizes that Chuck must have scared Gally. Chuck runs off, but Gally comes outside and sees Thomas trying to get away. When...
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Chapter 24

...in the Homestead before the eleven Keepers. Thomas notices that one of the keepers is Gally, who he knows is going to vote against him. Minho is also there as Keeper...
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...be praised but also be minimally punished for breaking their number one rule. When it’s Gally’s turn to speak, he says that Thomas is a spy for the Creators because no...
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Chapter 25

...the Keepers, he’s the only one who has been inside the Maze except for Newt. Gally interrupts, saying that he’s been in the Maze, but Minho yells at him, saying that...
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...and ran off but Thomas stayed calm and risked his own life to protect Alby. Gally interrupts again, diminishing Thomas’ accomplishments by saying he was lucky. Minho yells at Gally, telling...
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Chuck wakes Thomas the next morning. Chuck tells him that Gally has disappeared. Some of the Gladers think he went into the Maze, but Chuck thinks...
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Chapter 30

...hours of intense boredom, Chuck arrives with Thomas’ lunch. He says no one has found Gally yet but that Alby is up and around.
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Chapter 32

...swords, and spears. Minho says that they keep these weapons hidden so that people like Gally cannot get to them. At first, the weapons make Thomas excited, but then he realizes...
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Chapter 38

...they seem to get really close, the sounds dies away. Then a door opens, and Gally barges into the Homestead.
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Chapter 39

Raving like a madman, Gally says the Grievers will kill one person per night until everyone is dead. He screams...
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Gally then starts clawing at the walls, taking down the wood planks they used to barricade...
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Chapter 44

...think they’re going to find anything else. Minho says that he wouldn’t be surprised if Gally was right and they find that another Glader was taken. Feeling defeated, Minho says that...
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Chapter 59

She then tells the man to take off his hood. It’s Gally with tears streaming down his face. Minho angrily demands an explanation for what is going...
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...in front of the knife. As Thomas cradles Chuck in his arms, he wishes that Gally had attacked anyone but Chuck. Before dying, Chuck’s last words are “Find my mom. Tell...
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